15 years of going downhill

[Scrumhalf]

We are screwed as a country... watch it and weep...:noo:

Obesity and Overweight for Professionals: Data and Statistics: U.S. Obesity Trends | DNPAO | CDC

[Bouncer]

the disgusting south leads the pack like always. fat bible thumping slobs.

[dna9488]

Damn man, that is really bad. I agree with you Scrum. We're screwed big time.

[Scrumhalf]

Did you see the animation? Pretty amazing watching how the fatness evolves from 1985 to 2009....

It's the midwest and the south... New England and the West are a little better although nothing to be proud of.

[dna9488]

Did you see the animation? Pretty amazing watching how the fatness evolves from 1985 to 2009....

It's the midwest and the south... New England and the West are a little better although nothing to be proud of.

yea, its like a disease that just spread.

[decadecadeca]

the disgusting south leads the pack like always. fat bible thumping slobs.

Not much bragging room there jackass.


Florida 25.2
New York 24.2
New Jersey 23.3

[decadecadeca]

Hmmm....


"Blacks had 51 percent higher prevalence of obesity.....compared with whites."


Whites...




Blacks

[Turbo3000]

It is pretty pathetic. A lot of shit needs to change, but I doubt it will.

Americans love to sit around all day, collect government checks, smoke cigs, drink beer, and fucking stuff their fat fucking faces with fast food. It amazes me that the "poor" people I see are all fucking fat, odd paradox there.

The local paper posted a picture of a stupid church giving away food to families in need, everyone in the picture looked like they have never missed a meal. Most looked like they usually have 8 meals a day.

[jack tors]

honestly i htough we were always really fat. surprised in the 15yr explosion

[Scrumhalf]

Hmmm....


"Blacks had 51 percent higher prevalence of obesity.....compared with whites."


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I'd be interested in seeing those graphs when normalized for income. I bet the difference is minuscule.

[Bouncer]

its not just america though. if you look at the numbers for any 1st world nation compared to say 25 years ago. fat is rising around the globe.

[Shibby]

It is pretty pathetic. A lot of shit needs to change, but I doubt it will.

Americans love to sit around all day, collect government checks, smoke cigs, drink beer, and fucking stuff their fat fucking faces with fast food. It amazes me that the "poor" people I see are all fucking fat, odd paradox there.

The local paper posted a picture of a stupid church giving away food to families in need, everyone in the picture looked like they have never missed a meal. Most looked like they usually have 8 meals a day.

I watched this show on PBS that touched on a lot of this. Lower income people have a high level of obesity because of the food that is govt. subsidized. The food that is the worst for us is the cheapest because of the way the govt. contracts it somehow. They showed how a family could choose between buying a head of lettuce or a cheeseburger for the same price. Jamie Oliver showed exactly how this happens in schools. The cheap highly processed stuff is cheap because of govt. contracts. Even if schools want to change their menu they are fighting corporate greed and contract obligations.

[Bouncer]

[3v1lj03]

Just a few things since this is based on BMI it is suspect. I agree most people don't know how to eat. I eat 6 to 8 meals a day and I have a BMI of 34 and I hope to get to 35 or 36 in the next year or so. B those pics you posted are sad.

[Scrumhalf]

BMI is a perfectly reasonable metric for most of the population. Don't see what the issue is. Yeah, it doesn't work for athletes and bodybuilders which is what? 0.0001% of the population?